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[Lord Shonus]

The issue with cyber-bullying is that it follows you. With the regular  sort, one is safe at home or when otherwise  physically removed. With the electronic  sort, you can be subjected to an unending campaign, including fake profiles and other  dodges.

[pisskop]

Well, you're safe offline

Joking aside, the endless trolling would seem rather grating though...

[Sirus]

The problem is less the endless trolling and threats and more who the trolling and threats are coming from. If some asshole steals your lunch money every day and then creates fake accounts to harass you at home...well, that can start feeling really bad really fast.

[Flying Dice]

I suppose it would be rather bad for someone who grew up in the sort of culture where social networking is a way of life rather than a diversion. Personally I would rather have had people harassing me online than sending me home with bruises and cuts, and the frustration of seeing them get away with it day after day, only for me to be punished whenever I retaliated. It's a bit unhealthy to e-ignore everyone you know that isn't a supportive friend, but there's no little red X in the top right corner of being punched in the gut.

[Lagslayer]

I suppose it would be rather bad for someone who grew up in the sort of culture where social networking is a way of life rather than a diversion. Personally I would rather have had people harassing me online than sending me home with bruises and cuts, and the frustration of seeing them get away with it day after day, only for me to be punished whenever I retaliated. It's a bit unhealthy to e-ignore everyone you know that isn't a supportive friend, but there's no little red X in the top right corner of being punched in the gut.

It is becoming a way of life for a very large part of the population.

Information can be more difficult to remove than a person. Once it gets on the internet, does anything truly die anymore?

[Putnam]

I keep getting phone calls from... 14. That's the phone number. 14.

[Karnewarrior]

I keep getting phone calls from... 14. That's the phone number. 14.

I used to be called by Zero with regularity.

The phone number was literally just 0. No other ID was obtained.

I answered it once and I only heard breathing on the other end. Some nice people from some SCP place (Skeptics of Conspiracy and Paranormal or something?) came over though and it hasn't called back.
Now I feel sleepy.

[Wrex]

So, running some Bugtesting on MWDF, Kobold camp. This may be of particular intrest to you, Putnam.

Viper caste Kobolds have a poisonous bite. Instead of that occuring, though, people they bite explode. Completely vaporized in four phases. They melt, combust, and are gone in a flash. I've managed to ge a few corpses that didn't combust, mostly being humans I controlled myself, but if the corpse was disturbed, it vaporized. This melted the hand of the human carrying it, but didn't set him on fire.

[pisskop]

I give up.  I'm trying to study and my cat's in heat.  Won't shut up.  In fact, being a guy, when I say, 'SHUT UP, Rat!' her arse goes up and she mewls even louder. . .maybe my prof will understand.

[Gunner-Chan]

Maybe you shouldn't yell at her. It seems to be getting her even more riled up. Maybe you should give her an impromptu cold shower.

[Flying Dice]

I suppose it would be rather bad for someone who grew up in the sort of culture where social networking is a way of life rather than a diversion. Personally I would rather have had people harassing me online than sending me home with bruises and cuts, and the frustration of seeing them get away with it day after day, only for me to be punished whenever I retaliated. It's a bit unhealthy to e-ignore everyone you know that isn't a supportive friend, but there's no little red X in the top right corner of being punched in the gut.

It is becoming a way of life for a very large part of the population.

Information can be more difficult to remove than a person. Once it gets on the internet, does anything truly die anymore?

It is, I'll grant that much. Though frankly I think that this is one more issue with the sort of information overload that this sort of social media generates. The heart of the issue seems to be that there is relatively little that can be done in these circumstances, barring what I would term (in most cases) excessively vigorous pursuit of libel suits in applicable cases. The typical aegis of the school system doesn't extend to online interactions, and there isn't a terribly large selection of options for dealing with that sort of cruelty.

I'll admit that I'm not the best person to give advice about bullying, in no small part because it (and my response to it, and my disgust with the bullshit that supposed "expert" child behaviorists liked to shovel) has distorted my emotional condition and attitudes toward it quite a bit. Neither recommending that a child suck it up and ignore the prick or start an extended campaign of humiliation against them is very good advice. If we're honest, it's not difficult to admit that bullying won't stop. It's not "right" by any definition I'd care to accept, but it is normal. What needs to be altered or removed from the picture is the environment provided by modern social networking, and that's largely a matter of social norms, which are difficult at best to actively change.

I keep getting phone calls from... 14. That's the phone number. 14.

14... 14 is two times 7. 7 CE was the year of the Consulship of Metellus and Nerva. Taking the second of the pair, Nerva was Emperor from 96 to 98 CE. His reign was brief and rocky, and the Praetorian Guard forced him to adopt Trajan, who would succeed him. Nerva was considered to be wise and moderate, and the peaceful transition of power after his death founded the Nerva-Antonine Dynasty. The Nerva-Antonine Dynasty consisted of seven Emperors who ruled from 96 to 192 CE, or 96 years. 96 divided by 7 is (roughly) 6.857142857.

Call the number (685) 714-2857 and you will be answered by the modern Praetorian Freemasons, who wish to force your adoption to the current Roman Emperor, Charles Barkley of Luxembourg.

[pisskop]

Maybe you shouldn't yell at her. It seems to be getting her even more riled up. Maybe you should give her an impromptu cold shower.

Yup.  Yelling doesn't help.  A cold shower?  Rat'd rip my arms off for trying.  I taught her to play rough, and a bath usually implys 2 towels and me in a long sleeved shirt.

A tummy rub against the grain was in order.  Problem is she'd have me do it for days. . .

[Karnewarrior]

Charles Barkley of Luxembourg.

Oh shit.

Them again.

Shit guys we gotta get out of here if Luxembourg shows up who knows what they'll do but it'll be crazy.

Luxembourg is OP. God plz nerf.

[PanH]

I keep getting phone calls from... 14. That's the phone number. 14.

I used to be called by Zero with regularity.

The phone number was literally just 0. No other ID was obtained.

I answered it once and I only heard breathing on the other end. Some nice people from some SCP place (Skeptics of Conspiracy and Paranormal or something?) came over though and it hasn't called back.
Now I feel sleepy.

I guess it depends on phone and on your company, but that's most probably an auto call. I used to have a lot until a friend told me that it would call itself if I pushed twice in a row the sound button (most stupid combination ever).
You literally call yourself  and the breathing you hear is probably yours.

[Lagslayer]

the breathing you hear is probably yours.

Can you take out a restraining order on yourself? Does this have any precedent? What if you have multiple personalities?